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Jeong's recent roles in "Crazy Rich Asians" and the ABC sitcom "Fresh Off the Boat" feature all-Asian or majority-Asian casts, and have been credited with redefining the way Asian characters...
Sep 13, 2024 · The 4:30 Movie’s Ken Jeong gets candid in an interview about the impact The Hangover has had on his career, his latest film and the Community legacy.
- Tania Hussain
He voiced Kim Ly in the animated film Turbo (2013). In 2015, Jeong starred, wrote, and executive produced the pilot of his new ABC medical comedy, Dr. Ken, as a frustrated HMO doctor juggling his career, marriage, and parenting, but succeeding at none of them.
- Keeping It Short
- Brains to Match Brawn
- Gotta Do It Fast
- Do Comedians Take House calls?
- A Prescription of Laughter
- Exiting The Hospital
- Two Stethoscopes, One Heart
- To Ma’Am with Love
- I Guess Crime Does Pay
- Best Friends For Credits
The man who would be “Ken Jeong” was actually born “Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong” to South Korean immigrants in Detroit, Michigan on July 13, 1969, though he grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina. Getty Images
As a kid, Jeong didn’t just pursue “nerdy” hobbies—in addition to competing in the Quiz Bowl and playing the violin, he also played high school football and won the State 4A championship. Don’t mess with him, I guess? Shutterstock
Jeong graduated high school when he was only 16 years old. His extensive extracurricular record won him Greensboro's Youth of the Month Award. Shutterstock
Jeong is famously a graduate of the UNC School of Medicine, Class of 1995. He completed his residency in internal medicine in New Orleans…while also doing stand-up comedy in the Big Easy's entertainment scene. Wikimedia Commons
Jeong is still licensed to practice medicine in California. Of course, he has given up practicing (at least off-screen) for his acting career. Pexels
While his acting career didn’t take off until the 2000s, Jeong achieved lower-key acclaim in the comedy scene throughout the 1990s. In 1995, he won the Big Easy Laff-Off competition, whose judges included NBC president Brandon Tartikoff and Budd Friedman, the founder of The Improv. Jeong impressed them so much, he was urged to move to LA. Shutterst...
Jeong’s wife, Tran Ho, is Vietnamese American. Like Jeong, Ho is also a physician, and she appeared as herself in an episode of Jeong’s sitcom, Dr. Ken. Getty Images
Jeong dedicated his 2010 MTV Movie Award for “Best WTF Moment” to his wife, Tran Ho. In his speech, he quoted the advice she gave him before he started filming: “life is short...don't be afraid to take chances.” Getty Images
In 2010, Jeong was also awarded Best Villain at the MTV Movie Awards, for his role as Mr. Chow. The Hangover, Warner Bros
In 2012, Jeong entered an informal partnership with friend and actor Jamie Foxx. The two agreed to star in films written and produced by the other. Foxx was to star in the Jeong-produced film After Prom, while Jeong was to appear in Foxx’s film All-Star Weekend. As of yet, neither movie has been released—though the latter is currently in post-produ...
Nov 6, 2019 · Jeong definitely succeeded in that respect, and his career took off soon after. His personal life also had a happy ending. Jeong’s wife Tran recovered from breast cancer following her ...
- Eric Schaal
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Dec 17, 2018 · Jeong, whose YouTube series Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas is out now, also opened up about his star-making role in The Hangover, in which he played gangster boss Leslie Chow. “It gave me a career and it really changed my life from black-and-white to Technicolor,” he said.
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May 13, 2024 · Jeong’s feature film debut, as a wisecracking doctor in Judd Apatow’s 2007 hit Knocked Up, opened more doors for the rising star.
